CD Reviews

An 80's nugget

Sean M. Kelly | Portland, Oregon United States | 09/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Burning Spear continued to put out one superior album after another well into the 80's, and 1984's "Resistance" is no exception.As can always be expected from a Burning Spear album, the lyrics are deep and probing, as the title track fully shows. The grooves by Sly and Robbie are as deep and muscular as ever- all the better to accentuate Spear's soulful approach to his lyrics.Nominated for a Grammy in 1984, "Resistance" is another in a long line of great Burning Spear lp's and proof positive that he wasn't mellowing with success or age."